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• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SunUp Home Inspections - 1700 W Cortland St, Ste 203, Chicago, IL 60622
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• DittaTech - 616 W Fulton St Apt 408, Chicago, IL 60661, United States

For a Fulton Market startup racing toward demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can handle brand strategy + investor-facing website design + fast execution rather than a firm that only does visual polish. A tight timeline usually means asking for a 2–6 week sprint, clear decision-maker access, and a fixed launch scope (homepage, product story, deck visuals, basic brand system, CMS handoff).

Here are Chicago studios I’d shortlist:

For a demo-day deadline, I’d contact 3–4 at once and ask:

• “Can you complete a brand refresh + marketing site in ___ weeks?”
• “Who is the actual designer/strategist on the project?”
• “Can you give us a homepage concept in week 1?”
• “Have you worked with venture-backed startups or technical products?”
• “What do you need from founders to avoid delays?”

A practical shortlist by need:

• Need the whole story rebuilt (positioning + identity + site): ColorJar, Sunup, ALL FOR™.
• Need a fast website transformation: BlueLine, Design In Chicago.
• Need a more design-led investor impression: ArtVersion, ALL FOR™.

If you share the demo day date, startup stage (pre-seed/seed/etc.), product type (SaaS, AI, fintech, consumer), and approximate budget, I can narrow this to the 2–3 most realistic fits.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• BatesMeron Sweet Design - 1006 S Michigan Ave #601, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

For a tight demo-day timeline, I’d book calls with these first:

• ALL FOR™ Agency — Fulton Market; explicitly does brand + website redesigns and says it handles quick, last-minute creative work. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• ColorJar — Fulton Market; strong fit if you need strategy + startup branding + web rather than just visual polish.
• Design In Chicago — West Loop/Fulton Market; integrated branding, web, development and content under one team.
• C Change — literally on Fulton Market; B2B-oriented brand, web and campaign capabilities.
• EightySeven — particularly worth contacting if speed is the priority: its BrandLaunch is explicitly structured around a five-week launch including positioning, identity and homepage direction. madebyeightyseven.squarespace.com

For a demo day 2–4 weeks away, I'd tell each studio upfront: “We need a demo-ready brand/site, not a six-month rebrand,” and ask for their fastest realistic scope.

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• EDUCO Web Design - 128 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302, United States

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard demo-day deadline, I’d shortlist studios that can handle brand + website as one project, rather than splitting the work between a branding shop and web developer.

• ALL FOR™ Agency — Best geographic fit. They’re in Fulton Market/West Loop and explicitly offer brand strategy, identity, messaging, rebranding, custom website design, and website redesign. They also publish a startup-oriented “Mini” brand package for tight timelines. Allfor Agency Allfor Agency
• Design In Chicago — Good all-in-one option. Their West Loop/Fulton Market team combines branding, web development, marketing and content, which could reduce handoffs when the deadline is compressed.
• ColorJar — Worth contacting for a more strategic brand reset. They’re actually in Fulton Market and combine brand strategy/design with digital work. I’d ask specifically whether they can accommodate a demo-day sprint rather than assuming their normal process fits.
• B. McAdams / Chicago Brand Studio — Most transparent published timeline. Their site lists a brand refresh at 1–2 weeks and a combined brand + website launch at 5–7 weeks, with the latter including a five-page site and launch materials. Chicago Brand Studio
• EightySeven — Interesting if the immediate priority is the brand. Their BrandLaunch is explicitly designed to get founders launch-ready in five weeks, including positioning, identity directions and homepage direction. They say typical start time is 2–4 weeks after signing, so confirm availability immediately. EightySeven
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — Convenient Fulton Market option for a smaller startup needing branding, web redesign/build, maintenance and digital marketing under one roof.

What I'd do with a tight deadline

Send the same one-page brief to ALL FOR, Design In Chicago, B. McAdams, and EightySeven and ask for:

1. Earliest possible kickoff
2. Guaranteed launch date
3. Brand + homepage + demo-day landing page scope
4. Number of revision rounds
5. What they need from your team each week
6. Whether they can launch an MVP site first and polish post-demo
7. Fixed project fee

If demo day is under 4 weeks away, I'd explicitly ask for a “demo-day MVP” rather than a conventional full redesign. That makes the deadline much more realistic: sharpen positioning/identity, redesign the homepage and key conversion path, get the deck/social assets aligned, launch, then do the deeper site work afterward.

allfor.agency · chicagobrandstudio.com · madebyeightyseven.squarespace.com

If you tell me how many weeks until demo day and roughly what budget you have, I can narrow this to a practical 2–3-studio shortlist.

If demo day is close, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + website as one sprint, rather than a traditional agency with a long strategy process.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best for a startup brand overhaul

• Fulton Market location, so it's particularly convenient.
• Strategy-forward branding with startup positioning, identity and digital work.
• A recent industry profile specifically describes its “speed branding” approach for startups. Toimi
• Book if: the brand itself needs to look materially more credible before investors/customers see it.
• Design In Chicago — best all-in-one execution

• West Loop/Fulton Market-adjacent.
• Handles strategy → brand refresh → website design/development → launch, with a structured process and frequent communication.
• Book if: you want one team accountable for getting the thing live rather than coordinating a branding shop and web developer.
• ALL FOR™ Agency — best literal Fulton Market fit

• They're actually based in Fulton Market and explicitly offer brand strategy, rebranding, custom website design and website redesign. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Their site even has a “Mini” brand package specifically for startups on a tight timeline/budget, plus larger rebrand packages. ALL FOR™
• They advertise handling quick, last-minute creative tweaks, which is a useful signal for a demo-day crunch. ALL FOR™
• Book if: you need a pragmatic, founder-friendly sprint rather than an enormous agency process.
• EightySeven — best if speed is the overriding constraint

• Their positioning is unusually explicit: brand velocity in weeks, not months.
• Their BrandLaunch is designed to get a founder launch-ready in five weeks, including positioning, identity directions and homepage direction. EightySeven
• Book if: you're roughly 4–6 weeks out and need a strong identity + homepage rather than a sprawling corporate rebrand.
• SITE IT NOW — best West Loop technical fallback

• Based on W. Jackson in the West Loop.
• Offers brand-first web design/development, branding, performance and maintenance.
• Book if: the visual refresh is relatively straightforward and getting a technically solid site shipped matters more than an elaborate brand strategy.

One I'd also call

Orbit Media Studios is worth a call if the website is the bigger problem. It's a more established Chicago web agency focused on lead generation, UX, performance, accessibility, SEO and ongoing support rather than simply making a pretty site.

For a demo-day deadline, my first three calls would be ALL FOR™, ColorJar, and Design In Chicago. I'd tell each one:

“We're a Fulton Market tech startup with demo day on [date]. We need a focused brand refresh and website redesign, not a six-month rebrand. Can you put senior design leadership on it and get us launch-ready by then?”

That wording should quickly expose who can actually accommodate the deadline.

If you give me how many weeks until demo day, approximate budget, and whether the existing site is Webflow/WordPress/Framer/etc., I can narrow this to the 2–3 studios I'd actually book calls with.

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• EDUCO Web Design - 128 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302, United States

If demo day is close, I’d optimize for speed + brand/web under one roof, not a big agency with a long discovery process. I’d shortlist these:

• ALL FOR™ Agency — Best Fulton Market fit. They’re actually in Fulton Market and explicitly offer both brand identity and website redesign. Their “Mini” brand package is designed for startups on a tight timeline and budget, which makes them a particularly strong first call. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Design In Chicago — Best full-service option. Based in the West Loop/Fulton Market area, with branding, web/app development, content and marketing under one team. Good if the demo-day site needs to connect to a broader launch campaign.
• ColorJar — Best strategy/brand option. Located at 1000 W Fulton Market and geared toward brand strategy and design, including work with growth-stage startups. I'd favor them if the bigger problem is positioning and differentiation rather than simply making the site prettier.
• C Change — Best B2B/startup marketing fit. They're directly on Fulton Market and combine strategic positioning, brand/creative and digital work. Worth a call if your demo audience includes enterprise buyers or investors.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — Best practical fast-turn option. They're at 1375 W Fulton Market and offer web redesign, branding, graphic design, hosting and marketing, so there's less coordination overhead.
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago — Best if conversion/SEO matters alongside the demo. They're on N. Laflin and combine web redesign, branding help, UX and SEO; their listed hours also suggest they may be relatively flexible for an urgent project.

My ranking for a demo-day crunch

1. ALL FOR™ → 2. Design In Chicago → 3. Evolve with Digital → 4. C Change → 5. ColorJar

One wildcard: EightySeven is worth contacting if you're willing to work with a studio outside Fulton Market. They explicitly position themselves around “brand velocity,” offer a five-week brand launch, and say their process is designed to eliminate the waiting between stages. EightySeven

If you have under 2 weeks, I'd actually change the strategy: don't attempt a full corporate rebrand. Do a tight identity refresh + investor/demo landing page + homepage + pitch-deck visual system, and defer the deeper brand system until after demo day.

If you tell me how many days until demo day and roughly what you want to spend ($5–10k, $10–25k, $25k+), I can narrow this to the 3 studios I'd contact tomorrow, with links and what to ask each one for.

• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• McAdam Financial - 111 W Jackson Blvd Ste 1700, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Millennial Web Development - 329 W 18th St Ste 413, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
• Windy City Web Solutions - 801 S Wells St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

For a Fulton Market startup racing toward demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can handle brand positioning + a sharp marketing site + fast decision cycles rather than a large agency process. I’d shortlist these:

My suggested booking order for a tight timeline

1. Book ALL FOR™ first — the Fulton Market proximity and combined brand/web offering make it a natural fit for a founder sprint. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
2. Book Design In Chicago as the “full-stack creative” alternative if you need more than a website (content, marketing assets, launch materials).
3. Book B. McAdams if the deadline is extremely compressed and you want a packaged engagement with fewer moving parts. Chicago Brand Studio

For a demo day, I’d ask each studio for a 2–4 week sprint proposal covering:

• homepage + investor narrative rewrite
• visual identity cleanup (not necessarily a full rebrand)
• product screenshots/UI polish
• pitch deck template
• launch assets (LinkedIn, press kit, social graphics)
• Webflow/Framer/Squarespace handoff if your team needs speed

When you contact them, lead with: “We have demo day on [date], need a founder-facing brand/site refresh, and need a fixed timeline with weekly approvals.” That will quickly reveal who can actually run at startup speed.

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Millennial Web Development - 329 W 18th St Ste 413, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• DittaTech - 616 W Fulton St Apt 408, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Windy City Web Solutions - 801 S Wells St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

If the demo day clock is tight, I’d prioritize studios that explicitly package fast brand work or already combine brand + web, rather than a traditional agency that needs a long discovery phase.

My shortlist

1. Design In Chicago — best all-around Fulton Market fit

• Based in the West Loop/Fulton Market area.
• Combines brand strategy, identity, web design/development and content under one team.
• Strong option if you need the brand and website to move together rather than handing them to separate vendors.
• I’d ask for a demo-day sprint with a locked scope and daily decision cadence.
• ALL FOR™ Agency — best if being physically in Fulton Market matters

• They're actually in Fulton Market and explicitly work with startups, offering both rebranding and custom website redesign/build work. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Their positioning is founder-led and lower-overhead, which can be advantageous when you're trying to compress a project.
• Particularly attractive if you need brand + landing page/site + pitch/demo collateral from the same creative partner.
• EightySeven — best explicit “launch sprint”

• Their BrandLaunch is five weeks, specifically aimed at founders approaching a launch, and includes identity, visual system, social foundations and a homepage design direction. EightySeven EightySeven
• They're at 159 N. Sangamon, right in the Fulton Market/West Loop orbit. EightySeven
• Caveat: five weeks is their stated process, so if demo day is substantially sooner, ask whether they can compress it.
• Chicago Brand Studio — best if the deadline is really aggressive

• This is the standout for speed: they offer a one-business-day Design Day, including a brand refresh or landing-page design, with a 48-hour minor-revision window. Chicago Brand Studio
• Their normal brand refresh is 1–2 weeks, while their website-only refresh is also advertised at 1–2 weeks. Chicago Brand Studio Chicago Brand Studio
• The limitation: their full brand + website package is normally 5–8 weeks, so I'd approach them specifically about a demo-day MVP rather than a complete redesign.
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago — practical fast-launch alternative

• Located at 355 N. Laflin, close to Fulton Market.
• More web/SEO-oriented than brand-studio-oriented, but reviews specifically mention fast delivery, and they handle design, development and marketing together.
• I'd consider them if the priority is getting a polished, functioning site live quickly, rather than doing a major strategic rebrand.

What I'd book

If demo day is ≤2 weeks away, I'd call Chicago Brand Studio + ALL FOR™ + Design In Chicago today and ask each for a fixed-date sprint.

If it's 3–5 weeks away, I'd add EightySeven and make them compete for the project.

I'd give every studio essentially the same brief:

“Chicago tech startup in Fulton Market. Demo day is [DATE]. We need a brand refresh, homepage/site redesign, and investor-facing polish. We need a production-ready site—not just Figma—and can provide one decision-maker for same-day feedback. Can you guarantee a launch by [DATE], and what would you cut to protect that deadline?”

That last question is important. Don't let the studio sell you a normal 8-week branding process when what you actually need is a convincing demo-day presence. A sharp brand refresh + 3–5 page site + strong product story is usually a better deadline strategy than attempting a comprehensive rebrand.

If you tell me how many days/weeks until demo day and roughly what budget you have ($10k, $25k, $50k+), I can narrow this to the 2–3 studios I'd actually book.

For a Fulton Market startup racing toward demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can own both brand positioning and a launch-ready website rather than splitting strategy, design, and development across vendors. The key is a partner who can compress discovery, make decisions quickly, and produce investor/customer-facing polish.

Here’s a shortlist I’d book intro calls with:

Best fits for a tight startup timeline

Design In Chicago — best neighborhood fit

allfor.agency

• Why consider: They are based in the Fulton Market/West Loop area and focus on brand identity, visual systems, and website design. Their services explicitly include rebrands, custom websites, landing pages, UI/UX, and pitch/marketing collateral. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Good for: A startup that needs to look “fundable” fast: new identity, homepage, demo-day deck visuals, social assets.
• Ask: “Can you run a 4–6 week brand + website sprint with founder-level approvals?”

Design In Chicago — best if you need strategy + execution

• Why consider: They’re in the West Loop/Fulton Market area and combine brand strategy, design, development, marketing, and content production.
• Good for: A technical startup that needs help translating a complex product into a clear story.
• Ask: Whether they can prioritize a “demo-day MVP site” rather than a full corporate redesign.

ArtVersion — best design-led option

• Why consider: They combine branding, UX/UI, and web development, which can reduce handoff delays.
• Good for: Startups where perception matters (enterprise buyers, investors, partnerships).
• Ask: For a dedicated sprint team and fixed launch date.

BlueLine Web Studio — best if the site is the urgent piece

• Why consider: They position themselves around website design, development, branding, and launch processes, with a Chicago/Fulton Market presence. BlueLine Web Studio
• Good for: A startup that already has a decent brand but needs a sharp marketing site quickly.
• Ask: How much can be completed in parallel (copy, design, build, QA).

Blacksmith Agency — best for a more technical product story

• Why consider: Their Chicago offering combines strategy, design/development, and growth work, with messaging aimed at startups and Fulton Market companies. Blacksmith
• Good for: SaaS, AI, fintech, marketplaces, or products requiring stronger UX thinking.

If I were booking calls this week

I’d start with:

1. ALL FOR™ — fastest alignment with Fulton Market startup aesthetics.
2. Design In Chicago — strongest “brand + story + site” package.
3. ArtVersion — if you want a more premium investor-facing feel.
4. BlueLine — if the deadline is extremely tight and website execution is the bottleneck.

Questions to ask on the first call

• “Can you launch before our demo day date, and what would you cut to guarantee it?”
• “Who writes the messaging/copy?”
• “Will we get a clickable prototype before development?”
• “How many founder review rounds are included?”
• “Can you also redesign our pitch deck, screenshots, and social launch assets?”

For a demo-day deadline, I’d avoid agencies that start with a long brand workshop. You want a compressed positioning sprint → homepage prototype → build → polish workflow.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Millennial Web Development - 329 W 18th St Ste 413, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
• The Digs Chicago - 333 N Oakley Blvd #305, Chicago, IL 60612, United States

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard demo-day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can handle brand + web under one roof, and that explicitly understand startup/fast-turn work.

My shortlist

1. ALL FOR™ Agency — best overall fit

• Actually based in Fulton Market / West Loop.
• Does brand strategy, identity, messaging, and custom website redesigns in-house. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Particularly interesting for your timeline: their “Mini” brand package is explicitly positioned for start-ups on a tight timeline and budget. ALL FOR™
• Book first if you want a polished demo-day transformation without bringing separate brand and web teams together.
• ColorJar — best for a serious startup rebrand

• Located at 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Stronger strategic/brand emphasis: positioning, research, identity systems, messaging, and digital/web work. Toimi
• I'd choose them if the problem is “our company doesn't look or sound like the company we're becoming,” rather than simply needing a prettier website.
• Ask specifically about an accelerated engagement; don't assume their normal process fits demo day.
• Design In Chicago — best integrated creative option

• In the West Loop/Fulton Market area at 159 N Sangamon.
• Offers branding, web/app design and development, marketing and content production under one team.
• That breadth could be useful if the demo also needs pitch visuals, product UI, launch assets, or video/content, rather than just a website.
• C Change — worth a call for B2B/tech

• At 1052 W Fulton Market.
• More of a strategic B2B marketing/creative agency, with branding, campaigns and web/design capabilities.
• I'd put them ahead of a generic web shop if your startup sells to enterprises and the demo-day site needs to communicate business credibility quickly.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — practical fast-turn option

• Literally at 1375 W Fulton Market.
• Offers website redesign, branding/logo work, development and ongoing maintenance.
• I'd consider them if the priority is getting a credible site live quickly, rather than doing a deep strategic rebrand.

How I'd approach it

If demo day is ≤4 weeks away, I'd contact ALL FOR, Design In Chicago, and Evolve simultaneously and ask for an accelerated brand + website sprint. If you have 4–8+ weeks, I'd add ColorJar and give strategy more room.

For the kickoff, don't ask for a conventional “website redesign.” Tell them:

Demo day is [date]. We need a sharper startup brand, redesigned marketing site, and launch-ready assets by that date. We need one accountable team, rapid feedback cycles, and a scope that can actually ship on deadline.

Also ask each studio to commit to a launch date before discussing the full scope. That's the fastest way to separate studios that can genuinely sprint from ones whose normal process will eat your timeline.

If you give me your demo-day date, approximate budget, and current site/URL, I can narrow this to the 3 studios I'd actually book calls with, including estimated fit, likely timeline, and what to ask each one.

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard demo-day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + website under one roof and have an explicit fast-track process—not a traditional agency that takes 8–12 weeks just to get through strategy.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Design In Chicago — best overall fit

• Actually located in the West Loop/Fulton Market area.
• Combines brand strategy, identity, web design/development, marketing and content in one team.
• Particularly appealing if you want the brand and site to feel like one coherent launch rather than two separate projects.
• I’d call them first. Allfor Agency
• Clique Studios — best if the website is strategically important

• Stronger digital/product orientation than a pure branding shop.
• Good choice if the demo-day site needs polished UX, sophisticated interactions, integrations or a foundation you can keep building after the pitch.
• Potential downside: a larger digital agency can be harder to squeeze into an extremely compressed timeline.
• ALL FOR™ — best boutique option for brand + web

• Based at 160 N. Elizabeth St. in Fulton Market and explicitly works with startups.
• Offers brand strategy, positioning, identity, messaging, rebranding, custom websites, landing pages and UI/UX. Allfor Agency Allfor Agency
• Particularly interesting for a demo-day sprint because they explicitly advertise a “Mini” brand package for startups on a tight timeline and budget. Allfor Agency
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• B. McAdams / Chicago Brand Studio — best if speed is the overriding constraint

• Their published packages are unusually concrete: Brand Refresh: 1–2 weeks, and Brand + Website: 5–8 weeks.
• They also offer a more focused Brand + Website Launch package advertised at 5–7 weeks. Chicago Brand Studio
• That's much easier to evaluate against a demo-day date than an agency saying “we'll develop a custom timeline.”
• EightySeven — best for a fast startup brand sprint

• Their positioning is explicitly around “brand velocity in weeks, not months.”
• Their BrandLaunch is designed to get founders launch-ready in five weeks, including positioning, identity directions, social assets and homepage direction. EightySeven
• I'd pair them with a web developer if you need a substantially custom site, but they're compelling if the brand is the biggest weakness.
• FactoryJet — best if you literally need the site shipped ASAP

• Their Chicago offering advertises a 7-day launch SLA and specifically calls out Fulton Market tech startups.
• Stronger engineering/performance orientation than brand strategy, so I'd use them when the website deadline is the scary part. FactoryJet

What I'd do for a demo day

If the deadline is ≤3 weeks, don't attempt a conventional full rebrand. I'd ask for:

• 1-day brand/positioning workshop
• One strong identity direction rather than six concepts
• Homepage + 3–5 essential pages
• Demo-day landing page optimized around the investor/customer story
• Existing copy aggressively edited rather than a months-long content exercise
• Webflow/Framer/other fast CMS rather than bespoke engineering unless the product itself requires it
• Mobile polish, analytics, forms and basic SEO
• A hard launch date with QA 48–72 hours beforehand

My first calls would be Design In Chicago, ALL FOR™, and B. McAdams. They give you the best combination of startup/brand sensibility and realistic speed. If you're talking 7–14 days, I'd specifically ask FactoryJet about the site and keep the branding scope extremely tight.

For the outreach, tell them: “Fulton Market tech startup, demo day on [date], need brand refresh + investor-facing website live by [date]. We need a fixed-scope sprint and can make decisions daily.” That will get you a much more useful answer than asking for a generic website quote.

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Doejo - 444 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard demo-day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + website under one roof and have an explicitly compressed process.

My shortlist

1. ALL FOR™ Agency — best overall fit

• Actually based in Fulton Market/West Loop.
• Does brand strategy, identity, web design, and website redesigns in-house.
• Their brand and web offerings include packages specifically aimed at startups on tight timelines. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Why I'd call: strongest combination of proximity, startup-friendly scope, and polished brand + site execution.
• Design In Chicago — best for a broader launch

• West Loop/Fulton Market, at 159 N Sangamon.
• Full-service creative/digital shop covering brand strategy, identity, web development, marketing and content.
• Good choice if demo day also requires pitch materials, video, or launch collateral.
• ColorJar — best for brand positioning

• Located right on Fulton Market.
• Particularly interesting if the problem isn't just “our website looks dated” but “investors don't immediately understand what we are.”
• Their work spans brand strategy, positioning, design and web, with startup/growth-stage experience. Toimi
• I'd ask specifically whether they can reserve a compressed sprint slot.
• C Change — best B2B option

• At 1052 W Fulton Market.
• B2B-oriented strategic marketing/creative agency with brand, web and campaign capabilities.
• Worth considering if you're selling enterprise software and the demo-day audience includes prospective customers as well as investors.
• Doejo — best if the site is technically complex

• Chicago digital product/design/development studio.
• Better fit if this is more than a marketing-site redesign—for example, interactive product demos, web-app UX, integrations, or a technically sophisticated launch. Its positioning includes fast-moving redesign and digital-product work.

One wildcard if the deadline is really tight

EightySeven is worth contacting even though I'd put it in a separate bucket. Its BrandLaunch program explicitly targets founders approaching a launch and promises a five-week brand sprint, including positioning, identity, homepage direction and launch assets. EightySeven

There's also Pagesmith, which advertises a particularly aggressive under-two-week brand + web sprint, including identity, website, copy direction and launch support. Pagesmith I'd verify Chicago availability/location before treating it as a local option.

What I'd do

If demo day is ≤4 weeks away, I'd contact ALL FOR, Design In Chicago, ColorJar, and EightySeven simultaneously and give each the exact same brief:

“We need a focused brand refresh + 5-page marketing site, optimized for demo day, live by [date]. Existing product and copy can be reused where possible. We need one decision-maker on our side and fast feedback cycles.”

Ask each for start date, guaranteed launch date, number of revision rounds, what they need from you, and a fixed fee. Don't let “we can move quickly” substitute for an actual delivery schedule.

If you tell me how many weeks until demo day and your rough budget ($10k / $25k / $50k+), I can narrow this to the 2–3 studios I'd actually book.

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Alpha Efficiency - Web Design Chicago Agency - 875 N Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607

For a Fulton Market startup racing toward demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + web under one roof and have a credible fast-turnaround process. My shortlist:

1. ALL FOR™ Agency — best overall fit

• Literally based in Fulton Market/West Loop.
• Does brand strategy, visual identity, rebranding, UX/UI, and website redesigns in-house.
• Their site specifically offers a startup-focused brand package for teams on a tight timeline and budget, plus web packages for startups. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• My pick if demo day is close and the brand needs to look substantially better, not merely get a prettier website.
• Design In Chicago — best for a full creative sprint

• Located on N. Sangamon in the West Loop/Fulton Market area.
• Combines brand strategy, identity, web development, content, and marketing rather than handing the site to a separate developer.
• Particularly attractive if you need the website, pitch/deck visuals, launch assets, and brand system coordinated.
• ColorJar — best strategic branding option

• At 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Boutique brand strategy/design consultancy with experience spanning growth-stage startups.
• A stronger choice if the problem is “we haven't figured out how to position ourselves” rather than simply “our site looks dated.” Toimi
• I'd ask explicitly about their fastest possible brand + web engagement, because their strategy-heavy approach may be more than you need if demo day is only weeks away.
• Solid Digital — best if the website is the serious product

• Chicago-based B2B digital agency with strong emphasis on UX, web development and measurable business outcomes.
• Also handles brand refreshes, so it's a good option if you're a B2B SaaS/tech startup and need the site to communicate a complicated product quickly.
• Less “boutique brand sprint,” more strategic, scalable digital build.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — worth a quick call for speed

• Actually at 1375 W Fulton Market.
• Focuses on newer/smaller businesses and combines web design with branding; local reviews describe a high-touch, fast-moving approach.
• I'd include them in the quote round if your deadline is particularly aggressive.

What I'd do

If demo day is ≤4 weeks away, I'd call ALL FOR, Design In Chicago, and Evolve first and tell each one:

“We're a Fulton Market tech startup. We need a brand refresh + investor/customer-facing website before demo day. We have X weeks. We need one team owning strategy, design and launch. Can you put a senior designer on it immediately?”

Then ask for a fixed launch date, not just an estimated project duration.

If it's 4–8 weeks, I'd add ColorJar and Solid Digital and let them compete on the scope.

One important shortcut: don't attempt a full rebrand if demo day is very close. Lock positioning, typography, colors, logo treatment and a sharp landing/product story first; build the broader brand system after the event. That gives you something polished enough for investors without letting brand workshops consume your runway.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr, Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606
• Doejo - 444 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• EDUCO Web Design - 128 Chicago Ave, Oak Park, IL 60302, United States

If the demo day deadline is tight, I’d prioritize studios that can handle brand + website as one sprint, rather than a big agency that takes weeks just to get through discovery.

My Chicago shortlist

• ALL FOR™ Agency — Best overall fit for your situation. They’re actually in Fulton Market/West Loop and explicitly offer both rebranding and custom website redesign. Their published brand packages include a “Mini” package specifically for startups on a tight timeline and budget, which makes them unusually relevant for a demo-day push. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™

allfor.agency

• ColorJar — Best if the brand itself needs serious strategic repositioning. They’re at 1000 W Fulton Market and specialize in brand strategy/design, with startup and growth-stage experience. I’d call them if investor perception and differentiation matter as much as the site. Toimi

colorjar.com

• Design In Chicago — Best one-stop shop. They combine brand strategy, identity, web development, marketing and content under one team, and their Fulton Market location makes collaboration particularly convenient. Good choice if demo day also means pitch-deck, launch creative, or product visuals.
• Clique Studios — Best for a more sophisticated digital/product experience. They combine strategy, UX/UI, web redesign and engineering. I'd lean here if the startup's website needs to explain a complicated SaaS/product rather than simply present a polished marketing site.
• Doejo — Best for speed + technical execution. They're a Chicago digital product/design/development studio and are particularly worth considering if the redesign involves integrations, interactive product demos, or functionality beyond a marketing site.

Who I'd contact first

For a 2–6 week demo-day sprint, my order would be:

1. ALL FOR → 2. Design In Chicago → 3. ColorJar → 4. Doejo → 5. Clique

I'd send all five the same one-page brief and ask one question up front: “Can you put senior brand and web people on this immediately and have a production-ready site live by [demo-day date]?”

For this kind of deadline, I'd also avoid letting the project become a full rebrand. A focused positioning refresh + visual identity + 5–7 key web pages + polished product/demo CTA will usually make a much bigger difference on demo day than trying to redesign every brand touchpoint.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• 10com Web Development - 205 N Michigan Ave Suit 810, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

If demo day is close, I’d prioritize studios that can handle brand + website under one roof, rather than a large agency with a long discovery process.

My Chicago shortlist

1. ALL FOR™ Agency — best overall for your situation

• They’re actually in Fulton Market/West Loop and explicitly work with startups.
• Covers brand strategy, identity, messaging, rebranding, website redesign, UX/UI and web development. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Their site specifically says they handle “quick, last-minute creative tweaks”, which is a good signal for a demo-day sprint. ALL FOR™
• Book first if you want a polished investor-facing brand and site without coordinating multiple vendors.
• ColorJar — best for a serious startup rebrand

• Located at 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Stronger choice if the problem is fundamentally positioning/brand—not just making the existing site prettier. Their work spans brand strategy, identity and digital experiences, and they work with growth-stage startups. Toimi
• I'd contact them if demo day is important enough that you want the brand to survive beyond the event.
• EightySeven — best if the deadline is really aggressive

• Their positioning is unusually explicit: “brand velocity in weeks, not months.”
• Their BrandLaunch is designed to get a founder from zero to launch-ready in five weeks, including positioning, identity directions and homepage direction. EightySeven EightySeven
• Particularly compelling if you can separate the immediate demo-day website from a more extensive site build later.
• Design In Chicago — best one-team production shop

• Based on N. Sangamon in West Loop, very close to Fulton Market.
• Combines branding, web design/development, digital marketing, pitch decks and even photo/video production.
• I'd consider them if your demo-day package also needs deck, product visuals, landing page and launch collateral.
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency — best if the site needs more substantial UX/dev

• More established and full-service, with brand strategy, visual design, UI/UX and in-house web development.
• Better fit if the redesign is becoming a serious digital-property rebuild rather than a quick marketing-site refresh.

If I were booking calls tomorrow

I'd send the same one-page brief to ALL FOR, ColorJar and EightySeven and ask each for a demo-day sprint, not a conventional open-ended redesign.

Give them:

• Demo-day date
• Existing URL + current brand assets
• Target audience/investor profile
• 3–5 websites you admire
• Required pages
• Whether copy is already written
• Whether the site needs to be live or merely presentation-ready
• A hard deadline for final QA

For a tight timeline, I'd aim for a sharp 5–7 page marketing site rather than trying to redesign the entire product experience. The brand system, homepage, product story, proof points and CTA matter much more on demo day.

My order: ALL FOR → EightySeven → ColorJar, with Design In Chicago as the practical fourth call.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• DesignScout - 1801 W Belle Plaine Ave #201, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• DittaTech - 616 W Fulton St Apt 408, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Design B&B - 833 W Jackson Blvd Fl 7, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Glantz Design - 1881 Oak Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States

If the goal is brand + marketing site before a fixed demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can run brand and web in parallel rather than a traditional agency with a long discovery process.

My Chicago shortlist

1. ColorJar — best overall for a startup rebrand

• Actually in Fulton Market, at 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Strong fit if the brand needs strategic positioning, not just a prettier logo.
• A recent industry profile specifically describes its startup work as “speed branding.” Toimi
• Book if: you have roughly 4–8 weeks and want the brand to feel investor/demo-day ready.
• DesignScout — best for founder-led brand strategy

• Small, strategy-first branding studio with an explicit focus on founder-driven brands.
• Better choice if your positioning/story is still evolving.
• Book if: the website problem is really a “we haven't nailed what we're saying” problem.
• C Change — best hyper-local option

• Located right in Fulton Market at 1052 W Fulton Market.
• Combines strategic B2B marketing, brand work, web and campaign execution.
• Book if: you're a B2B/enterprise startup and demo day needs to communicate credibility quickly.
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency — best brand + web under one roof

• Offers branding/identity alongside web/UX and development.
• Client feedback in its local profile specifically mentions faster, efficient delivery and having strategy, design and development together.
• Book if: you need something more substantial than a marketing-site facelift.
• Orbit Media Studios — best if the website itself is the critical asset

• Strong web strategy/design/development orientation, particularly around conversion and measurable business outcomes.
• Book if: the brand is mostly settled and you need a serious site that can survive beyond demo day.

If the deadline is really tight

I'd also talk to Rubik. Its Chicago startup offering claims 6–8 week MVP speed, and, importantly for a demo-day deadline, says it can launch production-ready Framer sites without a separate development phase. It even cites a website delivered in 14 days. Rubik Design

Another interesting fast-turnaround option is EightySeven: its BrandLaunch is explicitly structured as a five-week sprint covering positioning, identity directions, homepage direction and launch assets. EightySeven EightySeven

What I'd do in your shoes

Contact ColorJar, C Change, and Rubik simultaneously tomorrow. Give all three the same one-page brief:

• Demo day date
• Current URL + what isn't working
• Target audience/investor/customer
• Existing brand assets
• 5–7 must-have website pages/sections
• Whether copy is supplied or needs writing
• Desired launch platform (Framer/Webflow/etc.)
• Absolute latest acceptable launch date

Then ask one question: “Can you put a senior designer on this and have the first viable homepage/brand direction in 7 calendar days?”

That question will separate the genuinely fast teams from agencies that say they're agile.

If you tell me how many weeks until demo day and your rough budget ($10k, $25k, $50k+), I can narrow this to the 3 studios I'd actually book calls with, including likely fit, pricing/timeline signals, and links to their official sites.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Doejo - 444 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Bounteous - 4115 N Ravenswood Ave #101, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Mabbly - 640 N La Salle Dr #540, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Millennial Web Development - 329 W 18th St Ste 413, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Killian Branding - 73 W Monroe St, Chicago, IL 60603, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

If the constraint is “we need a noticeably better brand + live marketing site before demo day,” I’d prioritize studios that can compress strategy, design, and launch rather than traditional agencies with long discovery phases.

My Chicago shortlist

1. ColorJar — best overall fit for a Fulton Market startup

• Literally based at 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Boutique brand strategy/design consultancy with experience spanning positioning through visual identity and touchpoints.
• A particularly good choice if the brand needs to look fundable and differentiated, not merely polished.
• Caveat: positioned more toward substantial branding engagements, so ask immediately about a demo-day sprint. Toimi
• Design In Chicago — best West Loop/Fulton Market all-rounder

• At 159 N Sangamon, right in the neighborhood.
• Combines branding, web design/development, marketing, and even video under one team, which reduces handoffs when the clock is ticking.
• I'd put them high on the list if you need brand + website + launch assets rather than a pure identity exercise.
• Solid Digital — best for a serious B2B/tech website

• Stronger choice if the website has to do real conversion work after demo day.
• Their offering covers branding, UX/UI, web redesign, development, SEO, and ongoing support; their process explicitly combines design and development.
• Less “boutique creative sprint,” more structured digital partner.
• Doejo — worth calling if the deadline is genuinely aggressive

• Chicago digital product/design/development studio.
• Business listing specifically notes experience with rapid website launches and redesigns, including startup/small-business work.
• I'd call them when speed matters more than having a highly bespoke brand strategy process.
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency — stronger if you want brand + UX sophistication

• Downtown Chicago studio covering branding, web, UX/UI and development in-house.
• More established-agency feel; potentially a better fit if the startup needs to look enterprise-ready for investors/customers.

One particularly interesting fast-track option

Chicago Brand Studio / B. McAdams is unusually explicit about short timelines. Its published packages include a 1–2 week brand refresh, a 5–8 week brand + website, and a one-day $1,500 Design Day for focused deliverables such as a brand refresh or landing-page design. Chicago Brand Studio Chicago Brand Studio

That makes it compelling if you're saying “demo day is soon” rather than “we have a quarter to redesign everything.”

For an even more website-centric startup sprint, Rubik says it specializes in Framer for Chicago startups and positions production-ready marketing sites as something it can launch in days rather than months. Rubik Design

Who I'd call first

If I were the founder, I'd make three calls tomorrow:

• ColorJar — if the brand is the biggest problem.
• Design In Chicago — if you want one local team to handle brand + site + launch collateral.
• Rubik or Doejo — if the demo-day deadline is brutally close and getting a great site live is the priority.

One other local option worth knowing: ALL FOR™ is actually in West Loop/Fulton Market at 160 N. Elizabeth and explicitly offers brand strategy, rebranding, custom website design, website redesign, landing pages, and UI/UX. Their site also says they handle “quick, last-minute creative tweaks,” making them worth a fourth call for a compressed engagement. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™

For a demo-day project, I'd avoid commissioning a giant “brand transformation.” Ask each studio for a 2–3 week launch sprint with a tightly defined deliverable: positioning/message → visual identity refresh → homepage → 3–5 supporting pages → responsive build → investor/demo-day assets. That gives you something dramatically better without letting discovery consume the runway.

If you tell me how many weeks until demo day and roughly what budget ($10k / $25k / $50k+), I can narrow this to the best 3 and rank them by speed, startup fit, and likely cost.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Artversion - 205 N Michigan Ave 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Glantz Design - 1881 Oak Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, United States

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard Demo Day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can compress strategy + brand + website into one sprint rather than traditional agencies with long discovery phases.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best local brand-first option

• Literally based at 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Strong fit if the brand needs to look investor-ready, not just get a prettier website.
• Does brand strategy, identity, and web design/build. Toimi
• Ask them: whether they can run a compressed startup rebrand + landing-site sprint around your Demo Day date.
• Design In Chicago — best integrated West Loop option

• At 159 N Sangamon, so extremely close to Fulton Market.
• Combines brand strategy/identity, web design/development, marketing, and even video under one team.
• That breadth is useful if Demo Day also needs pitch visuals, launch assets, or product video.
• ALL FOR™ — best if you want a boutique studio explicitly built around brand + web

• Based in West Loop/Fulton Market at 160 N. Elizabeth.
• Offers rebranding, visual identity, custom website design, landing pages, UI/UX, and presentation/pitch-deck design. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Particularly interesting because they explicitly have a startup/tight-timeline brand package. ALL FOR™
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best for a nearby, execution-oriented shop

• Located at 1375 W Fulton Market.
• Offers web design alongside branding/graphic work and digital marketing.
• I'd put them on the call list if the priority is getting something live quickly, rather than a deep strategic rebrand.
• Moment — best if this is a software/AI startup and speed matters most

• Their entire positioning is helping software companies rebrand, redesign and relaunch on tight timelines.
• They advertise a six-week sprint with a flat fee and deliberately cut agency overhead. Moment
• Not Chicago-local, but the specialization makes it worth a call if the product itself is software.
• Rubik — best for a startup marketing site that needs to feel like a product

• Specifically targets Chicago startups and uses Framer for high-fidelity, production-ready sites.
• They claim this can eliminate a separate development phase and get sites launched in days rather than months. Rubik Design

If Demo Day is ≤3 weeks away

I'd call ALL FOR™, ColorJar, Design In Chicago, and Rubik first.

I'd also consider Chicago Brand Studio / B. McAdams for the brand component: they advertise a 1–2 week $3,500 brand refresh, while their full brand + website package is 5–8 weeks. Chicago Brand Studio Chicago Brand Studio

The key is not to ask for a conventional “rebrand + website project.” Tell them:

“We have Demo Day on [date]. We need an investor-facing brand refresh and a 3–5 page marketing site live before then. We can provide one decision-maker, copy/content by day one, and give same-day feedback.”

That framing will immediately tell you who can actually accommodate the deadline.

If you give me your Demo Day date, rough budget ($5k / $10k / $20k+), and whether the site is Webflow/Framer/WordPress, I can narrow this to the 3 studios I'd contact first, including contact links and what I'd ask each one.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

If the goal is brand + website before a fixed demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can do both under one roof and have an explicit sprint/rush model. For a Fulton Market startup, I’d book these three calls first:

1. ALL FOR™ Agency — best overall local fit.

They’re actually in Fulton Market and cover brand strategy, identity, messaging, website redesign, UX/UI, and web development. Their published packages specifically include options for startups on a tight timeline, and they say they handle everything from major overhauls to last-minute creative work. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
Best for: a polished investor/demo-day presence without a giant-agency process.

2. ColorJar — best if the brand is the priority.

They’re at 1000 W Fulton Market and specialize in brand strategy/design, with web design/build capability. They're a particularly logical choice if the current startup identity feels generic and you need a sharper positioning + visual system before the demo. Toimi
Best for: making the startup look fundable rather than simply making the existing site prettier.

3. Design In Chicago — best one-stop production option.

Their West Loop team combines branding, web design/development, marketing, and even video/photo production. That breadth could be useful if demo day also means pitch-deck, product screenshots, launch assets, or video work.
Best for: a broader demo-day launch package.

One wildcard I'd call immediately

EightySeven has perhaps the clearest speed proposition. Its BrandLaunch is explicitly designed for founders approaching a launch date and promises a new brand in five weeks, including positioning, two identity directions, social assets, homepage direction, and launch mockups. They describe the process as compressing the calendar rather than cutting the work. EightySeven EightySeven

The catch: that's primarily a branding sprint, so I'd confirm whether they can simultaneously deliver the actual production website by your demo date.

If the deadline is brutally close

I'd also talk to SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago. Their local listing specifically mentions rush web projects and rebranding support, although I'd rank them below the studios above for a venture-backed startup where brand sophistication matters.

My booking order: ALL FOR → EightySeven → ColorJar → Design In Chicago.

For the first calls, don't ask simply "How long does a redesign take?" Give them the demo date, current site, desired number of pages, existing brand assets, and whether copy/product messaging is already finalized, then ask: "Can you give us a demo-day-ready v1 by X date, and what would you deliberately leave for post-demo?" That question will separate the genuinely fast studios from agencies quoting a normal 8–12 week process.

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602
• Affordable Web Design Chicago - 5141 W Altgeld St, Chicago, IL 60639
• DesignScout - 1801 W Belle Plaine Ave #201, Chicago, IL 60613
• SEO Design Chicago | Digital Marketing & Web Design Agency - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606
• One Design Company - 230 W Superior St #700, Chicago, IL 60654
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607
• VisualFizz - 875 N Michigan Ave 31st floor, Chicago, IL 60611
• Bright Ideas Company - 100 S State St, Chicago, IL 60603
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606

If the constraint is “brand + website before demo day,” I’d prioritize studios that explicitly handle startup branding, web, and compressed timelines—not just general web shops.

My Chicago shortlist

• Design In Chicago — A very convenient Fulton Market/West Loop option. I’d shortlist them for a founder-led, hands-on engagement where proximity and speed matter.
• ALL FOR™ — Probably my strongest fit for your brief. They’re based in Fulton Market and explicitly offer brand strategy, rebranding, visual identity, custom web design, website redesign, and landing pages. Their “Mini” brand package is specifically positioned for startups on a tight timeline and budget. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• EightySeven — Especially compelling if demo day is ~5 weeks away. Their BrandLaunch is explicitly a five-week sprint covering positioning, identity directions, social, homepage direction, and launch mockups. EightySeven EightySeven
• Brand Genius Studio — Worth getting a quote from if you want a smaller studio rather than a large agency.
• Flamingo Agency — A larger-capacity web-design option if the website is the more substantial part of the engagement.
• Swarm Digital — Good candidate if the startup needs more than a pretty marketing site—e.g. custom functionality, integrations, or a web app. Their Chicago offering explicitly combines web design, engineering, and support and mentions Fulton Market startups. Swarm Digital Marketing

Who I'd call first

1. ALL FOR™ — best overall match for Fulton Market startup + brand + website + urgency.
2. EightySeven — best if you have roughly 5 weeks or less and want a tightly scoped brand sprint.
3. Swarm Digital — best if the “website” has meaningful product/technical requirements.
4. Design In Chicago — good local boutique option to put into the competitive quote round.

I’d send the same one-page brief to 3 studios tomorrow and ask one question: “Can you commit to a demo-day-ready v1 by [date], and what exactly will be delivered by then?” That will expose availability and scope much faster than comparing portfolios.

If you tell me how many weeks until demo day + your rough budget ($10k, $20k, $50k+) + whether the site is 5 pages or a product/web app, I can narrow this to the 2–3 studios I’d actually book.

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Doejo - 444 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Artversion - 205 N Michigan Ave 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• DittaTech - 616 W Fulton St Apt 408, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr, Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606
• Windy City Web Solutions - 801 S Wells St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

If the constraint is “brand + website, live before demo day”, I’d prioritize studios that can do strategy, identity, and web under one roof—and that explicitly show fast-turnaround work.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Design In Chicago — best overall local fit

• West Loop/Fulton Market, at 159 N Sangamon.
• Does branding + website strategy + UI/UX + development in-house.
• Particularly attractive if you need the pitch site, brand, and supporting visuals to feel like one system.
• Ask for: a 2–3 week “demo-day sprint” with a tight page count.
• ALL FOR™ — best if you want someone literally in Fulton Market

• Founder-led studio at 160 N. Elizabeth in Fulton Market.
• Offers both brand strategy/rebranding and website redesign, and its web packages explicitly include startups. Its “Mini” brand package is specifically positioned for startups on a tight timeline. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• My pick if: you want a polished, design-forward startup identity without bringing in separate branding and web vendors.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best hyperlocal/rush option

• Actually located at 1375 W Fulton Market.
• Focuses on newer/smaller businesses and combines website redesign with broader digital/branding support.
• My pick if: proximity and responsiveness matter more than having a big-name creative shop.
• EightySeven — best pure brand sprint

• Their BrandLaunch is explicitly designed for founders approaching a launch: positioning, two identity directions, social, homepage direction and launch mockups in five weeks. EightySeven EightySeven
• That's unusually well aligned with a demo-day deadline, although I'd confirm whether they can build the actual production website inside the schedule.
• My pick if: the existing brand is the bigger problem and the website can be relatively lean.
• Pagesmith — best if “tight timeline” means really tight

• They advertise a brand + web sprint that goes from kickoff to live in under two weeks, with identity, website, copy and launch support under one roof. Pagesmith
• This is the first call I'd make if demo day is 10–14 days away.
• I'd scrutinize portfolio quality and make sure the accelerated process fits the level of investor-facing polish you need.
• Doejo — best if the website is technically complex

• Chicago digital product/design/development studio with experience in redesigns, startups and urgent launches.
• Better choice if your “website” is really a product experience, interactive demo, or web app rather than a marketing site.

What I'd do in your shoes

If demo day is 3–6 weeks out: talk to Design In Chicago, ALL FOR™, and EightySeven.

If it's 2–3 weeks out: talk to ALL FOR™, Pagesmith, and Evolve with Digital immediately.

If it's <2 weeks: I'd skip a traditional agency RFP entirely and call Pagesmith + Evolve + one backup. Give them a fixed launch date and ask what they can actually guarantee rather than asking for their normal timeline.

For a startup demo day, I would also not attempt a giant 15-page corporate rebrand. The high-value deliverable is usually: positioning → visual identity → killer homepage → product/demo pages → founder/investor credibility → mobile polish. Everything else can follow after the raise.

If you tell me how many days until demo day and roughly your budget ($5k / $10k / $20k+), I can narrow this to the 3 studios I'd contact first and give you a specific outreach brief.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• What A Great Website - 50 E Bellevue Pl, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States

If the demo day clock is ticking, I’d prioritize studios that can collapse brand + website into one sprint, rather than a traditional agency that wants months of discovery.

My Chicago shortlist

1. ColorJar — best overall for a startup rebrand

• 1000 W Fulton Market, so they’re literally in your neighborhood.
• Strong fit if you need positioning + visual identity + web rather than just a prettier site.
• Their startup-oriented “speed branding” positioning makes them especially worth calling for a compressed timeline. Toimi
• My pick if demo day is 4–8 weeks away.
• Design In Chicago — best nearby full-service option

• West Loop at 159 N Sangamon.
• Covers branding, web strategy, UX/UI, development, and digital creative under one roof.
• Good choice if the site needs actual implementation work, not just a Figma redesign.
• C Change — best for B2B/startup storytelling

• At 1052 W Fulton Market.
• Particularly interesting if this is a B2B tech company where the challenge is explaining the product clearly to investors/customers.
• Their capabilities span brand strategy, messaging, UX/UI and Webflow/WordPress development.
• ALL FOR™ — best boutique brand + web combination

• allfor.agency is founder-led and based at 160 N. Elizabeth in Fulton Market.
• They explicitly offer rebranding, brand strategy, visual identity, custom website design and website redesign. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Their site also specifically mentions handling “quick, last-minute creative tweaks”, which is encouraging for a demo-day situation. ALL FOR™
• BlueLine Web Studio — best if the website is the critical path

• bluelinewebstudio.com lists its address at 800 W Fulton Market.
• Combines branding, custom design and development rather than handing the site to a separate developer.
• They claim a recent site rebuild was completed in six weeks, so I'd ask whether they can compress that for a demo-day sprint. BlueLine Web Studio

If you have 2–3 weeks

I'd change the strategy. Don't commission a conventional full rebrand.

Call ColorJar, ALL FOR™, and BlueLine on the same day and give each the exact constraint:

“We have a tech startup in Fulton Market, demo day is [date]. We need a focused brand refresh and investor/customer-facing website, not a six-month rebrand. Can you get us launch-ready by that date, and what would you cut from scope to guarantee it?”

There's also a very speed-oriented option worth investigating: EightySeven advertises a five-week BrandLaunch sprint covering positioning, identity, social assets and homepage direction. EightySeven

And if you're genuinely down to days rather than weeks, Pagesmith explicitly advertises brand + web launches in under two weeks, though I'd vet portfolio quality and availability carefully before putting a demo-day launch in their hands. Pagesmith

My ranking for your situation: ColorJar → ALL FOR™ → C Change → Design In Chicago → BlueLine.

If you tell me how many weeks until demo day and roughly what you're willing to spend ($5k / $10k / $20k+), I can narrow this to the 2–3 studios I'd actually contact first.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Doejo - 444 N Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• Sandstorm Design - 4422 N Ravenswood Ave #50, Chicago, IL 60640, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Artversion - 205 N Michigan Ave 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
• DittaTech - 616 W Fulton St Apt 408, Chicago, IL 60661, United States

If the constraint is “brand + website, and it has to be demo-day ready fast,” I’d prioritize studios that explicitly work with startups, offer compressed engagements, or can do brand and web under one roof.

My Chicago shortlist

1. ColorJar — best Fulton Market fit

• Literally based at 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Boutique brand strategy/design shop with experience spanning brand systems and digital/web work. Toimi
• Why call: Strongest choice if investor perception and a differentiated brand are the priority.
• Caveat: Their positioning skews toward substantial branding engagements, so confirm they can accommodate a compressed demo-day scope.
• Design In Chicago — best all-in-one local option

• West Loop studio at 159 N Sangamon.
• Combines branding, web design/development, pitch decks, marketing collateral, and video under one team.
• Why call: Particularly attractive if “demo day” means you also need the pitch deck, launch graphics, screenshots, etc. in the same sprint.
• Point B Communications Inc — best full-service option

• At 600 W Fulton, right in the neighborhood.
• Offers branding plus in-house web design/development.
• Why call: Good if you want a more traditional agency capable of handling strategy, creative and digital together.
• Caveat: I'd explicitly ask whether they have a small senior team that can prioritize a rush startup engagement.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best “nearby + practical” option

• Located at 1375 W Fulton Market.
• Focuses on web design/digital marketing and has experience pairing websites with branding/logo work.
• Why call: Worth getting a quick quote if the deadline is aggressive and you don't need a massive strategic rebrand.
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago — best rush-web fallback

• West Loop location at 355 N Laflin.
• Their positioning specifically includes fast-turnaround web projects, alongside branding and digital marketing.
• Why call: If the website is the critical path and you can keep the brand refresh relatively focused.

One non-Chicago specialist I'd also call

Dogpatch Design is unusually aligned with your exact situation: it explicitly works with startups approaching Demo Day and offers pitch-deck, brand, launch-asset and marketing-site work. It says its process can produce a first deliverable the next day. Dogpatch Design

For a true 2–4 week crunch, I'd actually put Dogpatch on the call list alongside ColorJar rather than automatically choosing a larger Chicago agency.

How I'd book them

I'd send the same one-page brief to ColorJar, Design In Chicago, Point B, and Dogpatch and ask for:

• Brand refresh: positioning/message hierarchy, logo/identity refinement, typography/color system
• Website: 4–6 key pages, responsive, CMS, analytics, basic SEO
• Demo-day assets: pitch-deck visual system, social/launch graphics, product screenshots
• Deadline: exact demo-day date + hard launch date 3–5 days beforehand
• Decision deadline: ask them to confirm availability and proposed team within 24 hours

The key question isn't “Can you redesign our website?” It's “Can you put a senior designer/strategist on this immediately and get a coherent brand + investor-facing site live by X date?”

If you tell me how many weeks until demo day and your approximate budget ($10k / $20k / $40k+), I can narrow this to the 3 studios I'd actually book calls with first.

• Brand refresh: positioning/message hierarchy, logo/identity refinement, typography/color system
• Website: 4–6 key pages, responsive, CMS, analytics, basic SEO
• Demo-day assets: pitch-deck visual system, social/launch graphics, product screenshots
• Deadline: exact demo-day date + hard launch date 3–5 days beforehand
• Decision deadline: ask them to confirm availability and proposed team within 24 hours

The key question isn't “Can you redesign our website?” It's “Can you put a senior designer/strategist on this immediately and get a coherent brand + investor-facing site live by X date?”

• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Millennial Web Development - 329 W 18th St Ste 413, Chicago, IL 60616, United States
• DittaTech - 616 W Fulton St Apt 408, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• 10com Web Development - 205 N Michigan Ave Suit 810, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Windy City Web Solutions - 801 S Wells St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States

If demo day is the hard deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + web in one workflow, rather than a large agency that will spend weeks in strategy before touching the site.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Design In Chicago — best overall fit

• West Loop, at 159 N Sangamon.
• Combines brand strategy/identity, web design & development, marketing, and even video/photo under one team.
• That makes it particularly useful if your demo-day presentation also needs a refreshed deck, product visuals, or launch assets. ALL FOR™
• Ask for: a compressed brand + 5–7-page marketing-site sprint with one decision-maker on your side.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best if speed is paramount

• Actually located on W Fulton Market.
• Their positioning is geared toward newer/small businesses and combines web design with branding and digital marketing.
• The local listing specifically characterizes them as a high-touch, fast-moving team.
• Ask for: a demo-day MVP rather than a full brand overhaul.
• ALL FOR™ — best brand-first option

• They're literally in Fulton Market at 160 N Elizabeth and explicitly offer brand strategy, positioning, identity, messaging, rebranding, custom web design, redesigns and landing pages. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Their site also says they handle everything from major brand overhauls to quick, last-minute creative tweaks, which is unusually relevant to your situation. ALL FOR™
• Ask for: a focused visual identity + homepage/landing-page launch, with deeper brand work deferred until after demo day.
• Point B Communications Inc — best if the startup needs positioning/storytelling

• At 600 W Fulton.
• It's a full-service branding/advertising shop with in-house web design/development, content and digital capabilities.
• I'd favor them if the problem isn't just “our website looks dated” but “investors/customers don't immediately understand what we do.”
• Rawcut Creative — best web + brand strategy combination

• They explicitly serve Fulton Market technology companies and combine strategy, brand, content, SEO and web execution rather than treating them as separate vendors. Rawcut Creative Company Rawcut Creative Company
• Their published work includes both website redesigns and projects where they helped define the brand itself. Rawcut Creative Company
• I'd put them in the first-call group if you have 4–8 weeks, rather than 10 days.

One wildcard

B. McAdams / Chicago Brand Studio is worth calling if your deadline is extremely compressed. They advertise a 1–2 week Brand Refresh Sprint for $3,500, while their combined Brand + Website package is advertised at $9,500 and 5–8 weeks. Chicago Brand Studio

That's a compelling model for a startup: refresh the identity immediately, build a sharp demo-day site around it, then do the comprehensive brand system later.

What I'd do

If I were running the startup, I'd call Design In Chicago, ALL FOR™, and Evolve today and give all three exactly the same brief:

“We have demo day in X weeks. We need our positioning, visual identity and marketing site to look substantially more credible. We need something launchable by [date], not a six-month transformation. Can you put a senior designer/strategist directly on it and give us a fixed-scope timeline?”

Then judge them on who gives you the clearest week-by-week launch plan, not who has the prettiest portfolio.

For a tight deadline, I'd also avoid making a full rebrand a prerequisite for launch. Nail the logo/type/color/message hierarchy, homepage, product story, proof points and CTA first. The deeper brand system can follow after demo day.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• YourPortal - 2211 N Elston Ave Ste 208, Chicago, IL 60614, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SITE IT NOW - 1016 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago - 355 N Laflin St Ste 101C, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• DittaTech - 616 W Fulton St Apt 408, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• 10com Web Development - 205 N Michigan Ave Suit 810, Chicago, IL 60601, United States
• Chicago Website Design SEO Company - 10 S Riverside Plaza #875, Chicago, IL 60606, United States

For a Fulton Market tech startup trying to look investor-ready before demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can compress strategy → brand system → landing/product site rather than a big agency that needs months of discovery. A good shortlist:

Best fits for a tight startup timeline

ColorJar

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-448-8192)

Best for: fundraising-grade brand positioning + identity refresh

• Fulton Market-based boutique brand consultancy.
• Strong fit if the problem is “we look like an early prototype and need to look like a venture-backed company.”
• They focus on brand strategy, identity systems, and activation across touchpoints. Toimi

ALL FOR™

Best for: brand + website together in a boutique engagement

• Located in the Fulton Market/West Loop area.
• Offers brand strategy, identity, web design, UX/UI, and redesign work. ALL FOR™ ALL FOR™
• Good choice if you need a cohesive “demo day story” across website, decks, and visuals.

EightySeven

Best for: startup brand sprint

• Positions itself around fast brand engagements, including launch-focused packages.
• Their process is designed around getting founders to a polished launch presence quickly. EightySeven

Point B Communications Inc

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-867-7750)

Best for: strategy + creative + marketing support

• In Fulton Market/West Loop.
• Broader branding and communications capability, including digital/web work.
• Worth considering if demo day is tied to PR, messaging, investor materials, or launch campaigns.

Orbit Media Studios

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 773-348-4581)

Best for: conversion-focused website redesign

• More web-performance oriented: UX, conversion paths, content structure, and measurable outcomes.
• Good if the brand is mostly fine but the site does not explain the product well.

Clique Studios

DirectionsWebsite[Call](tel:+1 312-379-9329)

Best for: more complex product/company websites

• Stronger fit if the startup needs UX strategy, product design thinking, or a more sophisticated digital experience.

My shortlist for a demo-day crunch

If you have 3–8 weeks, I’d book calls with:

1. EightySeven — fastest “make us look launch-ready” angle. EightySeven
2. ColorJar — strongest brand-first option in Fulton Market.
3. ALL FOR™ — best all-around boutique brand + website package. ALL FOR™

What to ask on the first call

• “Can you deliver a new homepage, visual identity direction, and pitch-deck-ready assets before our demo date?”
• “Who is the senior designer actually doing the work?”
• “Can we run a compressed sprint with weekly approvals?”
• “What do you need from us to avoid timeline slip?”

For a startup, I’d avoid a full rebrand rabbit hole. The highest ROI before demo day is usually:

• sharper positioning/tagline
• investor-confidence homepage
• product screenshots/storytelling
• consistent visual system for deck + website + LinkedIn/social assets

I’d also ask each studio for a fixed-scope sprint proposal rather than an open-ended redesign engagement.

If Demo Day is close, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + site in one engagement, have startup/launch experience, and won’t bog you down in a 6–10 week discovery process.

My Chicago shortlist

1. ColorJar — best for a serious startup rebrand
   • 1000 W Fulton Market, so they’re literally in the neighborhood.
   • Boutique brand-strategy/design shop with web capability.
   • Strongest choice if the goal is “make us look like a fundable company”, rather than simply making the current site prettier.
   • Caveat: they tend toward more substantial brand engagements, so confirm they can compress scope for Demo Day. toimi.pro

2. Design In Chicago — best all-in-one local option
   • West Loop, 159 N Sangamon St.
   • Covers brand strategy/identity, web design/development, marketing and even video under one team.
   • I'd shortlist them if you need brand → website → launch assets without coordinating multiple vendors.

3. Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best for a fast, practical build
   • 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Specifically positioned around newer/small businesses and combines web with branding.
   • Good candidate when the priority is getting something polished live quickly, rather than an elaborate brand strategy exercise.

4. Point B Communications Inc — best for brand + messaging + web
   • 600 W Fulton St.
   • Full-service branding/advertising agency with in-house web design/development.
   • Particularly interesting if your Demo Day problem isn't just visual—e.g. “investors don't immediately understand what we do.”

5. Orbit Media Studios — best for a conversion-focused website
   • More established than the boutique options and particularly strong on strategy, UX and measurable website performance.
   • I'd choose them if the post-Demo-Day website needs to become a real acquisition engine, not just an investor-facing landing page.

6. Doejo — best if there's technical/product complexity
   • Chicago digital product/design/development studio.
   • Worth considering if the “website” actually needs integrations, product UX, custom functionality, or a more substantial rebuild.

One wildcard

If you're YC/accelerator-style and truly have only days, I'd also talk to Dogpatch Design even though it's not Chicago-specific. They explicitly specialize in founding teams, say they've shipped marketing sites in four days, and offer Demo Day-specific work including brand, launch assets and pitch materials. dogpatch.design

Who I'd call first

For a Fulton Market tech startup, my order would be:

ColorJar → Design In Chicago → Evolve with Digital → Point B

And I'd tell each one something like:

“We're a Fulton Market tech startup with Demo Day on [date]. We need a focused brand refresh and investor/customer-facing website redesign, not a six-week agency process. Can you put a senior designer on it immediately and deliver a launch-ready v1 by [date]?”

The key is to ask for a fixed-scope Demo Day sprint, rather than asking for a generic “rebrand.” That makes a 1–3 week engagement much more realistic.

If you give me how many days/weeks until Demo Day, approximate budget, and whether the site is Webflow/Framer/WordPress/custom, I can narrow this to the 2–3 studios I'd actually book.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Artversion - 205 N Michigan Ave 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
• Glantz Design - 1881 Oak Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• Wojo Design - 318 W Adams St #1609, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• What A Great Website - 50 E Bellevue Pl, Chicago, IL 60611, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Americaneagle.com, Inc. - 200 W Jackson Blvd Fl 22, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Clique Studios - 20 N Wacker Dr, Ste 1075, Chicago, IL 60606

For a Fulton Market tech startup with a hard demo-day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that explicitly combine brand + web and can work in a sprint rather than traditional agencies with 8–12 week processes.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best local brand-first choice

• Literally in Fulton Market at 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Strong fit if the brand needs to feel more credible to investors, customers, and partners—not just get a prettier homepage.
• Their positioning includes brand strategy, identity, and web design/build. Toimi
• Ask for: a compressed brand + landing-page sprint with demo-day as the immovable launch date.
• Design In Chicago — best all-in-one local option

• In West Loop/Fulton Market at 159 N Sangamon.
• Combines brand strategy, identity, web design/development, marketing, and even video/photo under one roof.
• That matters when you need the website, pitch visuals, launch assets, and brand system coordinated quickly.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best for a smaller, hands-on engagement

• At 1375 W Fulton Market.
• Specifically works with newer businesses and combines web design with branding; its business listing emphasizes a high-touch approach.
• Worth calling if you need someone who can move quickly without a giant-agency process.
• Point B Communications Inc — best if positioning/storytelling is the problem

• At 600 W Fulton St.
• Full-service branding/advertising agency with in-house website capabilities, so it's a good choice if the startup's demo-day problem is partly "we can't explain what we do clearly."
• Orbit Media Studios — best for a more mature, conversion-focused site

• Excellent Chicago web-design pedigree and strong emphasis on measurable business outcomes.
• I'd choose them if the redesign needs to survive demo day and become the actual acquisition site afterward, but I'd confirm their availability before putting them ahead of the smaller studios.

One non-Chicago option I'd seriously consider

oratory.co is unusually well matched to your exact situation. They specialize in B2B tech startups, advertise 3–4 week brand/web sprints, and explicitly mention working with startups preparing for Demo Day. Their published packages are $12K for a homepage + brand extension and $24K for a larger growth-ready site. Oratory

If demo day is <4 weeks away, I'd actually put Oratory at the top of the call list despite not being a Chicago studio.

How I'd book this

Don't ask, "How long does a website redesign take?" Send each studio the same one-page brief:

• Demo-day date and absolute launch deadline
• Current URL
• What the startup does in one sentence
• Target audience/investor profile
• 3 websites you like
• What must change: brand / messaging / homepage / full site
• Pages required by demo day
• Whether copy and product screenshots are ready
• Preferred platform: Webflow, Framer, etc.
• Budget range
• One decision-maker who can approve work same day

Then ask one question: "Can you commit to a production schedule that has the redesigned site live X days before demo day?"

For a genuinely tight timeline, I'd contact ColorJar + Design In Chicago + Evolve + Oratory simultaneously and book whichever can give you a credible kickoff date and named design/development team first. The key is getting a fixed sprint scope, not letting a "brand redesign" turn into a three-month strategy engagement. Oratory All For Agency

• Demo-day date and absolute launch deadline
• Current URL
• What the startup does in one sentence
• Target audience/investor profile
• 3 websites you like
• What must change: brand / messaging / homepage / full site
• Pages required by demo day
• Whether copy and product screenshots are ready
• Preferred platform: Webflow, Framer, etc.
• Budget range
• One decision-maker who can approve work same day

Then ask one question: "Can you commit to a production schedule that has the redesigned site live X days before demo day?"

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Orbit Media Studios - 4043 N Ravenswood Ave #316, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• Plan B - The Agency Alternative for the AI Economy® - 10 W Hubbard St #5w, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Design Henge - 2259 W Rosemont Ave, Chicago, IL 60659, United States
• Flamingo Agency - 3752 N Southport Ave, Chicago, IL 60613, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Artversion - 205 N Michigan Ave 8th Floor, Chicago, IL 60601
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Glantz Design - 1881 Oak Ave, Evanston, IL 60201, United States
• DittaTech - 616 W Fulton St Apt 408, Chicago, IL 60661, United States

For a Fulton Market startup with demo day looming, I’d prioritize studios that can compress strategy + brand + website into one engagement rather than handing a logo to one vendor and the site to another.

My shortlist

• ColorJar — best overall fit for a startup rebrand. They’re actually in Fulton Market and cover brand strategy, identity, and web. Their positioning is particularly strong if the demo-day goal is to look like a serious, venture-ready company rather than simply “get a prettier website.” Toimi
• Design In Chicago — best one-stop option. Their West Loop team combines brand strategy/identity, web design/development, marketing, and even video/photo, which is useful if demo day also needs pitch/deck or launch assets.
• Point B Communications Inc — best if you want a more traditional brand/marketing partner. They're right on Fulton Street and offer branding plus in-house web design/development.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best local fast-moving option. They're at 1375 W Fulton Market and explicitly combine web design with branding/graphic work. Their profile suggests a smaller, high-touch engagement rather than a huge agency process.
• Orbit Media Studios — best if the website itself is the critical asset. They're more web/conversion focused than brand-studio focused, so I'd choose them if your existing identity is basically salvageable and demo day hinges on a polished, credible site.
• 1Brand Design — good small-team alternative. Their model emphasizes direct work with a small team and combines branding, web, SEO, copywriting and creative direction.

One wildcard: EightySeven

EightySeven is worth calling if the deadline is really tight. Its Chicago studio is at 159 N. Sangamon, and it explicitly sells a five-week BrandLaunch covering positioning, identity directions, social, homepage direction and launch assets. That's unusually well aligned with a startup working backward from a launch date. EightySeven EightySeven

madebyeightyseven.com

What I'd do

If you have ≤5 weeks, I'd call EightySeven, ColorJar, and Design In Chicago on the same day and give all three the exact same brief:

“We have demo day on [date]. We need a sharper startup brand, a conversion-focused marketing site, and launch-ready assets. We need a fixed scope, senior-level team, and a hard launch date.”

Then judge them on who can commit to the date, not who has the prettiest portfolio.

If you have 2–3 weeks, don't attempt a full brand strategy exercise. Ask for a brand refresh + 5–7-page Framer/Webflow site + demo-day landing page, with copy/content supplied by your team. That's much more realistic than a conventional agency rebrand.

I can also narrow this to 3 studios specifically experienced with VC-backed/SaaS/AI startups and compare likely budget + turnaround.

• ColorJar - 1000 W Fulton Market #213, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Design In Chicago - 159 N Sangamon St Suite 200, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago - 1375 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency - 211 W Wacker Dr Ste 1130, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Solid Digital - 100 N LaSalle St #1400, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Brand Vision Marketing - Web Design & Branding - 30 N Michigan Ave #504, Chicago, IL 60602, United States
• Marcel Digital - 445 W Erie St #200, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• Chicago Ventures - 220 N Green St, Chicago, IL 60607, United States
• Matchnode - 318 W Adams St, Chicago, IL 60606, United States
• Point B Communications Inc - 600 W Fulton St #710, Chicago, IL 60661, United States
• Plan B - The Agency Alternative for the AI Economy® - 10 W Hubbard St #5w, Chicago, IL 60654, United States
• SEO Design Chicago - 2068 N Western Ave 1F - Front, Chicago, IL 60647, United States
• Comrade Digital Marketing Agency - 332 S Michigan Ave #900, Chicago, IL 60604, United States
• C Change - 1052 W Fulton Market, Chicago, IL 60607
• Allevi8 Marketing - 6127 S University Ave Ste 110K, Chicago, IL 60653, United States

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard Demo Day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + web under one roof and are comfortable compressing scope.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best overall fit

• Actually located at 1000 W Fulton Market.
• Boutique brand strategy/design shop with web capabilities.
• Particularly compelling if the brand needs to look investor-ready, not merely “have a nicer website.” Toimi
• Ask: Can they run a compressed brand sprint followed immediately by a launch-ready marketing site?
• Design In Chicago — best one-stop option

• West Loop/Fulton Market, at 159 N Sangamon.
• Covers brand strategy, identity, web design/development, marketing, and even video/photo, so you don't have to coordinate multiple vendors.
• I'd put them high on the list if Demo Day also needs pitch visuals, product screenshots, or launch assets.
• Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best nearby fast-moving option

• Literally on 1375 W Fulton Market.
• Web + branding + digital marketing, with a positioning toward smaller/newer businesses.
• Worth calling specifically for a rapid redesign rather than a ground-up six-month agency engagement.
• ArtVersion® Creative Agency — best if polish matters

• Established Chicago creative agency doing branding, UX, web design and development in-house.
• More substantial agency capability than a tiny studio, which can help if the startup needs a sophisticated investor-facing presence quickly.
• Solid Digital — best for a B2B/technical startup

• Stronger choice if the website needs to communicate a complicated SaaS/product story rather than just look beautiful.
• Their offering combines website redesign, visual design, UI/design systems, branding and ongoing digital work.

One wildcard for an extremely tight deadline

Rubik.design explicitly targets Chicago startups, including Fulton Market, and says it can use Framer to go from design to production without a separate development phase; it advertises 6–8 week MVP/product-design work and says marketing sites can launch in days. Rubik

For Demo Day, that workflow is attractive: brand → high-fidelity landing page → Framer launch, rather than getting trapped in a long discovery/design/development cycle.

What I'd do

If the deadline is 4–8 weeks, I'd call ColorJar, Design In Chicago, Evolve, and Rubik simultaneously and tell each:

“We have Demo Day on [date]. We need a focused brand refresh and investor-facing marketing site live before then. We're willing to freeze scope and provide content/assets immediately. Can you give us a guaranteed launch plan with weekly milestones?”

Don't ask for a generic proposal. Ask for available start date, named team, launch date, number of revision rounds, and what they can cut to protect the deadline.

If you tell me how many weeks until Demo Day + rough budget ($5–10k / $10–25k / $25k+) + whether it's B2B SaaS, AI, consumer, etc., I can narrow this to the 3 I'd actually book calls with.

For a Fulton Market startup with Demo Day as the hard deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + marketing site together, rather than a traditional branding agency that hands the site to someone else.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best local fit
   • Literally in Fulton Market at 1000 W Fulton Market.
   • Strongest match if you want a real brand refresh rather than just a prettier website.
   • They handle brand strategy/identity and website design/build. toimi.pro
   • Caveat: they're positioned more toward substantial branding engagements, so ask immediately whether they'll compress the scope for Demo Day.

2. Design In Chicago — best all-in-one nearby option
   • West Loop, at 159 N Sangamon.
   • Branding, web design/development, marketing, and even video/photo are under one roof.
   • This is attractive if Demo Day also needs pitch visuals, launch assets, or product video alongside the site.

3. Point B Communications Inc — best Fulton Market agency option
   • At 600 W Fulton St.
   • Full-service branding/advertising agency with in-house website design and development.
   • I'd consider them if you need a more polished investor/enterprise-facing brand, rather than a scrappy startup landing page.

4. Doejo — best if the site has product complexity
   • River North.
   • More digital-product-oriented: UX/UI, web development, redesigns, and software.
   • A good choice if your "website redesign" actually involves interactive product demos, sophisticated animations, integrations, or a web app.

5. ArtVersion® Creative Agency — best established design shop
   • Strong combination of brand identity, UX, web design and development.
   • Better suited if you want something highly polished and have enough runway for a more formal process.

One wildcard for a really tight deadline

Dogpatch Design isn't Chicago-specific, but its positioning is unusually well matched to your situation: its founders have YC startup experience, it explicitly offers branding + marketing sites + Webflow/Framer, and says it has shipped marketing sites in four days. dogpatch.design

If Demo Day is 1–3 weeks away, I'd actually put Dogpatch into the first round of calls alongside ColorJar and Design In Chicago.

How I'd book them

Don't ask for a conventional "brand redesign + website redesign." Give them a fixed Demo Day launch package:

• Brand refresh: logo, colors, type, visual language
• 5–7 page investor-facing website
• Homepage + product/demo narrative
• Mobile responsive
• Copy tightening
• Framer/Webflow implementation
• Basic analytics/SEO
• Pitch-deck visual system
• One defined revision cycle
• Hard launch date

And tell them the deadline before they quote you. For a compressed project, I'd favor the studio that can put a senior designer directly on the work and give you a single accountable team, even if the nominal price is higher.

If I were making the calls today: ColorJar → Design In Chicago → Dogpatch → Doejo, with Point B as the fifth quote.

If the constraint is “brand + website, and it has to be demo-day ready fast,” I’d prioritize studios that can do strategy, identity, and the site under one roof rather than a traditional branding agency followed by a separate web shop.

My Chicago shortlist

1. Design In Chicago — best overall fit
   • West Loop, at 159 N Sangamon.
   • Combines branding, web strategy/UI/UX, development, marketing, and video in one team.
   • I'd put them near the top for a Fulton Market startup because you can keep the brand and website moving as one project.

2. Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best if proximity + speed matter
   • They're actually at 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Their positioning is geared toward newer/smaller businesses and website redesigns, with branding and digital marketing alongside web work.
   • Worth calling if you need a team that can work closely with you locally and move quickly.

3. Point B Communications Inc — strongest brand/communications option
   • Based at 600 W Fulton St, right in the West Loop/Fulton Market area.
   • Full-service branding/advertising shop with in-house web design and development.
   • Better choice if the demo-day problem is as much “we don't know how to tell our story” as “our website looks dated.”

4. Rawcut Creative — good boutique alternative
   • Specifically markets web design to Fulton Market startups and technology companies, with strategy, UX, branding, custom design and development. rawcutcreative.com
   • Their portfolio includes complete website redesigns and brand strategy work, so they look well aligned with a compressed rebrand/relaunch.

5. EightySeven — best if the brand is the bottleneck
   • Their Chicago studio explicitly offers brand sprints, including a five-week new-brand program and a BrandLift refresh, with homepage direction included. madebyeightyseven.squarespace.com
   • I'd consider them if the website can be a relatively lean implementation of a strong new identity rather than a giant custom build.

One important wrinkle

For a true demo-day deadline, I'd also interview a startup-specialist like Dogpatch Design, even though they're not Chicago-specific. They explicitly work with founders preparing for Demo Day and cover branding, marketing sites, pitch decks, Webflow/Framer and frontend. They claim to have shipped marketing sites in four days and have YC startup experience. dogpatch.design

My booking order: Design In Chicago → Evolve with Digital → Point B → Rawcut. I'd simultaneously ask Dogpatch for a quote if the deadline is measured in days/weeks rather than months.

When you contact them, don't ask for a generic “website redesign.” Say: “We're a Fulton Market tech startup with a hard demo-day launch date. We need a focused brand refresh + investor-facing marketing site, with one decision-maker on our side and rapid approvals. Can you commit to the date?” That will quickly separate teams that actually have capacity from agencies that will quote a 10–12 week process.

For a Fulton Market startup racing toward demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + website together and are demonstrably comfortable with compressed timelines.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best overall for a startup rebrand
   • 1000 W Fulton Market, so they’re literally in the neighborhood.
   • Boutique brand strategy/design shop with web design/build capability.
   • Particularly interesting if you need the positioning + identity + website story tightened, not just a prettier site.
   • A recent Chicago agency roundup specifically describes ColorJar's startup offering as “speed branding.” toimi.pro
   • ColorJar

2. Design In Chicago — best one-stop execution
   • 159 N Sangamon St, right in West Loop/Fulton Market.
   • Handles branding, web design/development, digital marketing, and even photo/video under one team.
   • That breadth is useful when demo day is close and you don't want to coordinate a brand shop with a separate developer.
   • Design In Chicago

3. Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best for a fast, practical refresh
   • 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Their positioning is toward newer/smaller businesses, and their offering combines web design with branding/marketing. The business listing also specifically notes clients receiving both websites and logos.
   • I'd consider them if you need “make us look credible before demo day” more than a six-month strategic rebrand.

4. Point B Communications Inc — best if the brand story/pitch matters
   • 600 W Fulton St.
   • Full-service independent agency with branding, advertising, web design/development, content, and measurable marketing work.
   • Particularly worth a call if the website needs to support an investor/sales narrative rather than simply function as a brochure.

5. EightySeven — best if you can give the brand ~5 weeks
   • This one is particularly compelling for a startup launch: its BrandLaunch is explicitly a five-week engagement covering positioning, identity, homepage direction, mockups, and launch assets.
   • It's at 159 N Sangamon St, and the published starting price is $30K. www.madebyeightyseven.com
   • EightySeven

If demo day is very close

I'd call ColorJar, Design In Chicago, and Evolve first and tell each one:

“We have demo day on [date]. We need a brand refresh and launch-ready marketing site, not a months-long rebrand. Can you put a senior designer/strategist on it immediately and give us a fixed launch plan?”

I'd also ask for a two-phase scope:
Phase 1: identity + homepage + core messaging + investor/demo-day assets.
Phase 2: remaining pages, polish, SEO, CMS, etc.

That prevents the agency from spending three weeks debating brand guidelines while you still have an ugly homepage.

My pick: ColorJar if the brand itself needs to become more sophisticated; Design In Chicago if execution speed and having everything under one roof matter most; EightySeven if you have ~5 weeks and a ~$30K+ brand budget.

If you tell me how many weeks until demo day and your rough budget ($10K / $25K / $50K+), I can narrow this to the 2–3 I'd actually book calls with.

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard Demo Day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can handle brand + marketing site + copy/positioning + implementation without a long agency process.

My shortlist

1. Design In Chicago — best local all-in-one
   • Based right in the West Loop at 159 N Sangamon.
   • Covers brand strategy/identity, web design/development, marketing, and even video/photo under one team.
   • Good choice if your Demo Day needs more than just a pretty site—e.g. launch assets, product visuals, or a pitch video.
   • Ask for: a 2–3 week brand/site sprint with one senior creative lead.

2. ColorJar — best fit for a serious brand refresh
   • Literally in Fulton Market at 1000 W Fulton Market.
   • Their work spans positioning, identity, visual systems and web, and they have a documented Fulton Market branding project involving positioning, naming, identity and web design. www.nowalls.studio
   • Caveat: they appear better suited to substantial brand engagements than a tiny logo-only sprint, so explicitly pitch the Demo Day deadline.

3. Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best ultra-local fast option
   • At 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Focuses on newer/smaller businesses and combines web design with branding and digital marketing.
   • Worth contacting if speed and proximity matter more than agency pedigree.

4. Point B Communications — best if you need brand + messaging + marketing
   • At 600 W Fulton St, so genuinely in the neighborhood.
   • Full-service branding/advertising shop with in-house web design/development, content and digital work.
   • I'd consider them if the problem is really “we don't look investable yet”, rather than simply “our website is dated.”

5. Dogpatch Design — best if Demo Day is very close
   • Not a Chicago-local studio, but unusually well matched to the situation: they specifically work with startups, offer branding + marketing sites + pitch decks, and say they've shipped marketing sites and launch work in as little as four days. dogpatch.design
   • Their founders have YC startup experience, including Demo Day-stage work. dogpatch.design
   • If Demo Day is ≤2 weeks away, I'd put them on the call list immediately.

How I'd book this

If you have 3–4 weeks: contact Design In Chicago + ColorJar + Point B.

If you have ≤2 weeks: contact Evolve + Dogpatch + Design In Chicago, and tell them the deadline before discussing the broader project.

If you have ~1 week: don't attempt a traditional full rebrand. Ask for a Demo Day brand/site sprint: sharpen positioning → visual identity refresh → one high-conversion landing page → mobile polish → analytics/contact CTA. Save the full brand system for after fundraising.

The key question to ask every studio:

“Can you put a senior designer and developer on this continuously for the next X business days, and can you show us a comparable startup launch you shipped under a hard deadline?”

That will separate the studios that can actually sprint from the ones whose “fast” means six weeks.

If the constraint is “brand + website, and it has to be demo-day ready fast,” I’d prioritize studios that can do strategy, identity, and build under one roof rather than a big branding shop followed by a separate web developer.

My Chicago shortlist

1. ColorJar — best for a serious startup rebrand
   • 1000 W Fulton Market, so literally in the neighborhood.
   • Strong fit if the brand needs to look investor/customer-ready, not just prettier.
   • Their positioning emphasizes brand strategy, identity, and web; a recent industry roundup specifically highlights their “speed branding” approach for startups. toimi.pro
   • Ask for: a compressed brand sprint + Webflow/MVP site rather than a full corporate identity process.

2. Design In Chicago — best all-in-one local option
   • 159 N Sangamon St in the West Loop.
   • Covers brand strategy → identity → website → development → launch assets, with video/photo available too.
   • That breadth is useful when demo day is close because you're not coordinating separate vendors.

3. Evolve with Digital - Web Design — best if speed and proximity dominate
   • At 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Focuses on newer/small businesses and combines web design with branding and digital marketing.
   • I'd put them on the first-call list if you need a pragmatic site shipped rather than a months-long brand exercise.

4. Point B Communications Inc — best for a polished B2B story
   • 600 W Fulton St, right in Fulton Market.
   • Full-service branding/advertising shop with web design/development in-house.
   • Particularly interesting if the demo is aimed at enterprise buyers, investors, or partners, where messaging and positioning matter as much as visual design.

5. Plan B - The Agency Alternative for the AI Economy® — best if the startup is AI/tech-heavy
   • River North rather than Fulton Market.
   • Offers positioning/branding plus UX, web development and custom digital work, so it can handle a more sophisticated product story.

One wildcard

SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago is worth a call if the deadline is very aggressive. Its West Loop operation explicitly markets fast-turnaround projects and offers branding/rebrand support alongside web development. I would choose it for “get this launched” rather than for a highly distinctive venture-backed brand identity.

What I'd do

For a demo day, I'd contact ColorJar, Design In Chicago, Evolve, and Point B simultaneously and give each the exact same brief:

“Chicago tech startup, Fulton Market. Need a focused brand refresh and investor/demo-day website. Deadline: [date]. Existing product/content available. We need one decision-maker, weekly/daily design reviews, and a launch-ready site—not a six-month discovery process.”

Then ask each one whether they can commit to the deadline before discussing aesthetics.

If you've got 2–6 weeks, I'd lean Design In Chicago or Evolve for execution speed. If you've got 6–10+ weeks and the brand itself needs significant repositioning, I'd put ColorJar first.

For a Fulton Market startup with demo day looming, I’d optimize for studios that can do brand + website under one roof, have evidence of hitting deadlines, and won’t turn a 3-week sprint into a 3-month discovery process.

My shortlist

1. Design In Chicago — best local fit
   • Actually in West Loop at 159 N Sangamon, so geographically ideal.
   • Combines branding, web design/development, UX, landing pages, and content/video.
   • Particularly attractive if you want a single team to refresh the identity and immediately translate it into the site. clutch.co
   • I’d call them first for a compressed demo-day engagement.

2. ArtVersion® Creative Agency — best polished brand + digital option
   • Strong combination of brand identity, UX/UI, web design and development.
   • Current Chicago rankings show 4.9/5 across 43 reviews, with reviewers specifically praising communication and ability to deliver projects on time. clutch.co
   • Better choice if investor-facing brand polish matters as much as getting the site live.

3. Clique Studios — best if the website is strategically important
   • Chicago-based at 20 N Wacker and covers strategy, UX/UI, identity, design sprints and development.
   • I'd consider them if the demo-day site needs to explain a complicated product clearly rather than just look better.

4. 1Brand Design — best smaller-studio bet
   • 2–9-person shop, which can be advantageous when you need direct access and rapid decisions.
   • Current Clutch data shows 5.0/5 from 27 reviews, $5K+ minimum projects, and strong feedback around on-time delivery and responsiveness. clutch.co
   • I'd shortlist them for a lean, 2–4 week MVP redesign rather than a massive rebrand.

5. SEOLEVELUP Website Design SEO Company Chicago — worth calling specifically for a rush
   • Based in West Loop at 355 N Laflin.
   • Their current business profile specifically describes fast-turnaround/rush web projects and bundled branding/web work.
   • Less of a pure brand studio, but potentially useful when speed > agency theater.

6. NEWMEDIA.COM — good web + growth option
   • West Loop office and a broader mix of strategy, redesign, UX/UI, branding and performance marketing.
   • Makes sense if demo day is also the beginning of a fundraising/lead-gen push.

One wildcard: ColorJar

ColorJar is particularly interesting for your situation because it is described as a Fulton Market branding studio with a “speed branding” approach for startups, explicitly designed to compress branding timelines while retaining strategic work. toimi.pro

If the real problem is “our positioning and visual identity are weak, and the website is suffering because of it,” I'd put ColorJar near the top of the call list.

How I'd book this

Don't send a generic RFP. Tell each studio:

Demo day is [X] weeks away. We need a focused brand refresh + investor-facing marketing site, not a months-long rebrand. We need a senior designer/strategist involved directly, weekly milestones, and a hard launch date. Can you start immediately, and what can you realistically ship by demo day?

Then ask for a 48-hour go/no-go rather than waiting for elaborate proposals.

My first three calls: Design In Chicago → ColorJar → ArtVersion.
If you have ≤3 weeks, I'd bias toward the smaller/faster teams rather than Orbit/large agencies; current Chicago agency listings put Orbit at $50K+ minimum projects, which is likely overkill for a demo-day sprint. clutch.co

If the goal is brand + website before demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can do both under one roof and are comfortable with compressed timelines—not a large agency that takes weeks just to scope.

My Chicago shortlist

1. ColorJar — best fit for a startup rebrand
   • 1000 W Fulton Market, so literally in your neighborhood.
   • Boutique brand strategy/design shop with website design/build capability.
   • Particularly compelling if the brand needs to look substantially more polished for investors, customers, and the demo-day audience. toimi.pro
   • Ask: whether they can run a “demo-day sprint” with brand identity and a launch-ready marketing site in parallel.

2. Design In Chicago — best all-in-one option
   • 159 N Sangamon St in West Loop.
   • Covers brand strategy, identity, web design/development, marketing, and even video/photo, meaning fewer handoffs.
   • Good choice if demo day needs more than a pretty homepage—e.g. pitch visuals, product storytelling, launch assets, and the site.

3. Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best for a very local, hands-on sprint
   • 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Specifically serves newer/smaller businesses and combines web design with branding; its local positioning makes it worth calling for a fast-turnaround brief.
   • I'd put this near the top if speed and accessibility of the team matter more than a heavyweight brand-strategy process.

4. Point B Communications Inc — strongest nearby full-service agency
   • 600 W Fulton St.
   • Branding/advertising plus in-house website design and development, with an emphasis on business outcomes.
   • More agency-like than a tiny design studio, which could be useful if you need a coordinated launch campaign around demo day.

5. Clique Studios — best if the website is product-heavy
   • Chicago-based studio combining strategy, UX/UI, design and engineering.
   • Particularly worth considering if your “website” is really a sophisticated product experience rather than a five-page marketing site.

If demo day is 2–4 weeks away

I'd contact ColorJar, Design In Chicago, and Evolve simultaneously and give all three the same one-page brief. Don't ask, “How long does a redesign take?” Ask:

“We have X calendar days until demo day. Can you take us from current brand → new identity → launch-ready marketing site by [date], and what would you cut to make that deadline?”

That question will immediately expose who actually has capacity.

For a tight startup timeline, I'd also avoid making the project a full brand strategy exercise. Define a minimum viable brand system—logo/wordmark, type, color, messaging hierarchy, visual direction—and put the effort into the homepage, product story, proof points, and demo CTA.

My first calls: ColorJar + Design In Chicago + Evolve. ColorJar is the most interesting fit for the brand side; Design In Chicago looks strongest for an integrated brand/web/launch package; Evolve is the wildcard I'd call specifically to test how quickly they can mobilize.

ColorJar
Design In Chicago

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard Demo Day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can handle brand + website together and have evidence of fast execution—not a big agency with a six-week discovery phase.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best overall for brand + site
   • Right in Fulton Market at 1000 W Fulton Market.
   • Boutique brand strategy/design consultancy with startup and growth-stage experience.
   • Particularly attractive if the brand needs a meaningful repositioning, not just a prettier logo. A recent Chicago agency roundup specifically highlights ColorJar's “speed branding” approach for startups. toimi.pro
   • Ask them: Can you run brand strategy, visual identity and a launch-ready marketing site in parallel?

2. Point B Communications Inc — best for a polished investor-facing presence
   • Literally at 600 W Fulton St.
   • Full-service branding/advertising shop with a dedicated brand-development process.
   • I'd shortlist them if Demo Day means investors, press and enterprise prospects will all hit the site immediately.

3. Rocket Wagon — best if the product itself needs design work
   • Fulton Market-based digital innovation/design + engineering consultancy.
   • Stronger choice if this isn't merely a marketing-site redesign and you also need product UX/UI, demos or technical implementation.

4. Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — best nearby rapid-turnaround option
   • Located at 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Focuses on website design/redesign plus broader digital/branding work, and its local profile emphasizes a high-touch approach.
   • I'd put them on the call list specifically to test actual availability for your deadline.

5. Rawcut Creative — best brand + web generalist
   • Their Chicago/Fulton Market offering explicitly combines branding, strategy, UX, custom web design and development. rawcutcreative.com
   • Their portfolio includes complete website redesigns and brand-development engagements, which is a good fit for a startup that needs one accountable team rather than separate brand and web vendors. rawcutcreative.com

One wildcard I'd seriously consider

Dogpatch Design isn't Chicago-specific, but for an actual Demo Day crunch, its positioning is unusually relevant. They say their founding designers have worked inside YC startups, have shipped marketing sites in four days, and specifically offer brand, website, launch assets and pitch materials for teams approaching Demo Day. dogpatch.design

If your deadline is <2 weeks, I'd actually put Dogpatch on the first-call list alongside ColorJar.

How I'd book the calls

Send the same one-page brief to ColorJar, Point B, Rawcut, Rocket Wagon and Dogpatch and ask each for:

• earliest possible kickoff
• launch date they will commit to
• 1–2 relevant startup examples
• what they can deliver before Demo Day vs. afterward
• number of revision rounds
• who actually does the work
• whether copy/content is included
• whether they can work from your existing product screenshots/assets
• fixed-fee quote rather than an open-ended engagement

Most important: don't commission a full “brand transformation” if Demo Day is close. I'd target a tight brand refresh + high-impact 5–7 page marketing site, with deeper brand-system work deferred until after fundraising. That gives the studio a realistic chance of making the company look dramatically better without turning the deadline into a liability.

My first three calls: ColorJar → Rawcut → Dogpatch. If the product UX/demo itself needs redesign too, swap Rocket Wagon into that top three.

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard Demo Day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can do brand + site together and are comfortable with compressed timelines.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best for a serious brand refresh
   • Based at 1000 W Fulton Market.
   • Strong brand-strategy/identity shop with technology-company experience and web capability. www.linkedin.com
   • Best if investor perception and positioning matter as much as the website.
   • Caveat: I'd explicitly ask whether they can staff a 3–4 week sprint; they're more boutique brand consultancy than "rush website shop."
   • ColorJar

2. Design In Chicago — best all-in-one local option
   • West Loop/Fulton Market-adjacent, with branding, web design/development, video and marketing under one team. designinchicago.com
   • I'd shortlist them if you need the brand, website, demo-day visuals and launch assets coordinated rather than hiring multiple vendors.
   • Their site specifically positions them for startups/growing West Loop businesses.
   • Design In Chicago

3. Point B Communications Inc — best if messaging/marketing is the bigger problem
   • Literally on W. Fulton, with branding, web design/development and marketing capabilities. www.pointbcommunications.com
   • Established, mid-sized shop rather than a tiny studio, so potentially useful if Demo Day also involves launch/campaign work.
   • I'd put them behind the first two for a pure tech-startup sprint because their portfolio leans more heavily toward established consumer/service brands.

4. Evolve with Digital - Web Design Chicago — worth calling for a very fast local engagement
   • At 1375 W Fulton Market and offers both web and branding.
   • Particularly interesting if you need a pragmatic site/logo refresh rather than a deep strategic rebrand.
   • Caveat: its public review footprint is much smaller than the others, so I'd vet relevant startup work before signing.

One non-Chicago wildcard I'd seriously consider

Oratory isn't Chicago-based, but its offering is almost freakishly aligned with your situation: it specializes in B2B tech startups, advertises 3–4 week brand/web sprints, fixed pricing of $12k–$24k, and explicitly has a case study from a startup that had only a few weeks before Demo Day. www.oratory.co

So if speed > having a Chicago office, I'd actually put Oratory at the top of the call list.

What I'd book

If Demo Day is ≤4 weeks away, I'd make these calls in this order:

Oratory → Design In Chicago → ColorJar → Evolve → Point B

And I'd tell each one on the first call:

“We need a credible investor-facing brand refresh and production website live by [date]. We're willing to aggressively narrow scope and give same-day feedback. Can you commit a team and launch date?”

For a tight deadline, don't commission a 15-page "perfect" website. I'd target homepage + product + use cases/traction + team + contact/demo CTA, with the visual identity system strong enough to carry the pitch deck, LinkedIn, and demo-day materials.

For a Fulton Market startup racing toward demo day, I’d prioritize studios that can compress strategy → brand system → polished marketing site without a long enterprise process. I’d book 3–5 discovery calls immediately and ask for a 4–8 week launch plan, named senior designer involvement, and weekly founder reviews.

Shortlist:

A few additional Chicago options worth a look:

• YourPortal — useful if you also need growth marketing, Shopify/e-commerce, or ongoing optimization.
• Marcel Digital — stronger if the redesign needs analytics, SEO, and measurable lead generation built in.
• UX 4Sight — consider if the main challenge is product UX rather than brand identity.

For a tight demo-day timeline, I’d probably prioritize:

1. Clique Studios — if investors/customers need to understand a technical product quickly.
2. Design In Chicago — if you need the whole launch package (brand, site, visuals).
3. ArtVersion — if the goal is “looks like a $50M company.”
4. Doejo — if product + marketing site boundaries are blurry.

When you contact them, send a one-page brief:

• demo day date
• current URL (if any)
• target audience (investors, customers, hires)
• 3 competitor sites you like
• required deliverables: logo/identity, messaging, Figma, Webflow/React build, CMS, launch support

Also ask: “Can you show us a recent startup rebrand shipped in under 8 weeks?” That question will quickly separate teams that can actually sprint from teams that only sell long engagements.

For a Fulton Market startup with a hard Demo Day deadline, I’d prioritize studios that can handle brand + website together and are accustomed to moving quickly, rather than a traditional branding shop that takes months.

My shortlist

1. ColorJar — best for a serious startup rebrand
   • 1000 W Fulton Market, so they’re literally in the neighborhood.
   • Strong fit if you need positioning, visual identity, and web design—not just a prettier site.
   • Their reputation is particularly relevant here: a recent industry roundup describes ColorJar as using a “speed branding” approach for startups. toimi.pro
   • Book if: the brand itself needs to look investor-ready.

2. Design In Chicago — best all-in-one local option
   • 159 N Sangamon St, right in West Loop.
   • Combines brand strategy, identity, web design/development, marketing, and even video under one team. designinchicago.com
   • Book if: you need one partner to get from strategy → brand → live site without coordinating multiple vendors.

3. Point B Communications Inc — best Fulton Market proximity + brand/marketing
   • 600 W Fulton St.
   • Full-service branding/advertising shop with website design and development in-house.
   • Book if: Demo Day is also a broader launch/PR/marketing moment and you need the brand to work beyond the website.

4. ArtVersion® Creative Agency — best polished/established option
   • Downtown Chicago, with substantial experience across branding, UX/UI, and web development.
   • Their model keeps strategy, design, and development under one roof. blacksmith.agency
   • Book if: investor-facing polish matters more than being the cheapest or smallest shop.

5. Evolve with Digital - Web Design — best hyperlocal quick-turn candidate
   • 1375 W Fulton Market.
   • Their offering combines web design, branding, and digital marketing, and the business is positioned toward newer/smaller companies.
   • Book if: you need a hands-on local team and the scope is relatively contained.

One wildcard I'd interview

C Change is also at 1052 W Fulton Market and has an integrated creative/web team. I'd ask specifically about current availability before putting them on the shortlist.

If Demo Day is very close

If you're talking 2–4 weeks, I'd rank them:

ColorJar → Design In Chicago → Evolve with Digital → Point B → ArtVersion

But I wouldn't ask for a conventional “full rebrand + website redesign.” I'd propose a Demo Day sprint:

• Week 1: positioning + visual direction
• Week 2: identity system + homepage/design system
• Week 3: build + copy + responsive QA
• Week 4: polish, analytics, launch

Keep the initial site to 5–7 high-impact pages and defer secondary pages until after Demo Day.

One other option worth considering is Bloo, a Chicago solo studio advertising brand packages in 5–14 business days; it could be useful for a very fast identity refresh, although you'd likely need a separate web resource. bloo-studio.com

My first three calls would be ColorJar, Design In Chicago, and Point B. Tell each one your exact Demo Day date and ask: “Can you commit a senior designer/developer to a compressed brand + marketing-site sprint, and what can you have production-ready by day 10?” That question will quickly separate the genuinely available teams from agencies that merely say they move fast.